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Does Ohio require interest on security deposits?

Pay 5% annual interest on large security deposits. Ohio requires 5% annual interest, computed and paid each year, on the portion of a security deposit exceeding the greater of $50 or one month's rent when the tenant has stayed six months or more.

The Ohio rule

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Pay 5% annual interest on large security deposits

On a recurring schedule · Last verified August 2026 · source 1

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The Ohio guide lists every compliance obligation, the seasonal maintenance calendar, and baseline upkeep.

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This guide is the reading version of the Landautomate Ohio rule base. In the app, the same rules become dated tasks on each Ohio property, timed to its purchase date, lease dates, age, and climate, with an email before each one is due. The free preview shows a sample of that schedule for Ohio in under a minute, no account needed.

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